WWJ Newsradio 950’s Mike Campbell reported Bashara, clad in green jail garb, made a brief appearance in court as the judge set a new arraignment date for August 7 at which time attorney Mark Kriger will take over.

Following Tuesday’s hearing, Griem told reporters he still can’t offer too many details as to what happened between them.

“I would be giving the prosecutor’s office free discovery which they have no right to,” said Griem. “And they’ve made … extensive use of their prosecutors’ subpoenas — they’ve gotten all the discovery they need.”

Griem said that he and Bashara had problems from the beginning. “In regards to Mr. Bashara’s defense, we were not only not on the same page, we weren’t even in the same book,” he said.

Griem told reporters he fully expects the murder solicitation case to go forward, adding that he also believes a murder charge will eventually be brought against Bashara.

Griem has withdrawn from a high-profile murder case before. He dropped defendant Stephen Grant before the Macomb County man, in 2007, wasconvicted of second-degree murder for killing and dismembering his wife, Tara.

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